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          <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">ctti_type_index</span></code> uses macro
          for getting full text representation of function name which could lead
          to code bloat, so prefer using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">stl_type_index</span></code>
          type when possible.
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          All the type_index classes hold a single pointer and are fast to copy.
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          Calls to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">char</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">raw_name</span><span class="special">()</span></code> do not require dynamic memory allocation
          and usually just return a pointer to an array of chars in a read-only section
          of the binary image.
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          Comparison operators are optimized as much as possible and execute a single
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          Calls to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">pretty_name</span><span class="special">()</span></code> usually require dynamic memory allocation
          and some computations, so they are not recommended for usage in performance
          critical sections.
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